Overview

Small bowel cancer is an uncommon type of cancer that occurs in the small intestine. Your small intestine, which is also called the small bowel, is a long tube that carries digested food between your stomach and your large intestine (colon).

Types of small bowel cancer include:

Adenocarcinoma

Sarcoma, including gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)

Carcinoid tumors

Lymphoma

What treatment options are best for you depend on the type of small bowel cancer you have and its stage.

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